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    Alfred Prentis of Chelmsford, Essex, England
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Summer 2003 and Revised 19 Jul 2006
    Update of 19 Jul 2006: This article had now been replaced by our Fall 2006 article about Henry Prentice of Sible Hedingham, Essex, England .

    1. Alfred Prentis, b. c. 1848 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, appears in the the 1881 London census as a Compositor with his wife, Emily, b. c. 1851, London. They were then living at 64 Forston St., London. Alfred does not appear in the 1851, 1861 or 1871 Essex census. Alfred later appears in the 1891 census as a "Printer's Compositor" in District 34, Haggerston, Shoreditch, London. Also in the 1891 Shoreditch census. Children appearing in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census:
    1. HenryHarry Prentis, b. c. 1877, Brixton, London. At home in 1891.
    2. Alfred E. Prentis, b. c. 1879, London. He might be the Frank Prentis shown in the 1891 and 1901 census, at home, and b. c. 1879, London.
    3. Ethel M. Prentis, b. 1881, Hoxton, London. At home in 1891 and 1901.
    4. Daisy Prentis, b. c. 1882, Shoreditch, London. At home in 1901.
    5. Emily Prentis, b. c. 1884 , Stepney, London.
    6. Olive Prentis, b. c. 1885, London City (per 1901 census). At home in 1901.
    7. Dorothy Prentis, b. c. 1890, Haggerston, London. At home in 1901.

    Alfred does not appear in the IGI.

    Who are Alfred Prentis' Parents?

    Alfred Prentis is shown by the 1851 census to be the son of Henry Prentis, b. c. 1817, Sible Hedingham, Essex, and his wife, Roseanna, b. c. 1817 Broomfield, Essex. Their family is shown in the 1851 census as follows: 

    Alfred Prentis  	 abt 1848  	Chelmsford  	Son  	Shoreditch  	Middlesex  	
Benjamin Prentis 	abt 1842 	Chelmsford 	Son 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
Eliza Prentis 	abt 1828 	Chelmsford, Essex, England 	Daughter 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
George Prentis 	abt 1839 	Great Baddow, Essex, England 	Son 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
Henry Prentis 	abt 1817 	Sible Hedingham, Essex, England 	Head 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
Martha Prentis 	abt 1844 	Chelmsford 	Daughter 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
Mary Prentis 	abt 1841 	Chelmsford, Essex, England 	Daughter 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex 	
Roseanna Prentis 	abt 1817 	Broomfield, Essex, England 	Wife 	Shoreditch 	Middlesex

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